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insubstantial

英 [ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃl]

美 [ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃl]

adj.  不大的; 不坚固的; 不重要的; 非真实的; 非实体的; 虚幻的

GRE

BNC.19028 / COCA.21275

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 不大的;不坚固的;不重要的
      not very large, strong or important
      1. an insubstantial construction of wood and glue
        用木头和胶粘合的简单构造
      2. an insubstantial argument
        不充实的论据
    • 非真实的;非实体的;虚幻的
      not real or solid
      1. as insubstantial as a shadow
        虚无缥缈

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 不大的;不坚固的;脆弱的
      Something that isinsubstantialis not large, solid, or strong.
      1. Mars has an insubstantial atmosphere, consisting almost entirely of carbon dioxide...
        火星的大气层极其稀薄,几乎全部由二氧化碳构成。
      2. Her limbs were insubstantial, almost transparent.
        她的四肢非常纤细,几乎是透明的。

    英英释义

    adj

    • lacking material form or substance
      1. as insubstantial as a dream
      2. an insubstantial mirage on the horizon
      Synonym:unsubstantialunreal
    • lacking in nutritive value
      1. the jejune diets of the very poor
      Synonym:jejune

    双语例句

    • Perhaps this is why senior managers have been slow to take the question of corporate reputation seriously. It seems both vast and insubstantial at the same time.
      或许,这就是为什么高管们一直没有认真对待企业声誉问题的原因。这个问题似乎很大,同时又很虚。
    • Ingenious applications of substantial and insubstantial blows are incorporated in the movements and forces of Wushu.
      巧妙应用程序的大量和虚的打击是在运动和力的武术成立为法团的。
    • The biggest problem is that their own brands of these companies were weak and insubstantial, so the best solution out of the woods for those companies is to build their own brands as soon as possible.
      这些企业最大的问题在于自主品牌的虚弱及缺失,而尽快建立自己的品牌是它们走出困境的最佳选择。
    • Cotton T-shirts and gauzy skirts aren't the only things that feel flimsy when the temperature drops& a lightweight face lotion seems equally insubstantial.
      当天气转冷时,不仅棉T恤和纱裙会显得太薄,脸上只擦一薄层润肤露也是不够的。
    • It seems both vast and insubstantial at the same time.
      这个问题似乎很大,同时又很虚。
    • In the rapid developing era, the concrete economic activities have been replaced by the new and insubstantial activities, and the rights is transforming into the securities, which are more abstract and liquid.
      飞速发展的信息时代,实实在在的经济活动被虚拟成全新的形式,权利成了更为抽象而极具流动性的证券。
    • Finite personalities are insubstantial fragments of this engulfing spiritual unity.
      有限的人格是这种兼容并包的精神统一的非实体的碎片。
    • Sound of birds in landscape is important aspect of insubstantial scene, reflecting the ecological property of landscape.
      园林设计中鸟声是园林虚景的重要方面,同时也是生态园林的具体体现。
    • At same time, peer language plays constructive role on diversifying insubstantial course, dynamic of static program and dominance of hidden curriculum.
      并且同侪语言对课程具有一元课程多元化、静态课程动态化和隐性课程显性化的建设作用。
    • A good, if rather insubstantial, first novel.
      虽有些差强人意,也算是第一本好小说。